Symptomatic enlarged cervical anterior epidural venous plexus in a patient with Marfan syndrome

Jay Y Chun; William P Dillon; Mitchel S Berger

Symptomatic enlarged cervical anterior epidural venous plexus in a patient with Marfan syndrome

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2002 Apr;23(4):622-4.

Authors

Jay Y Chun¹, William P Dillon, Mitchel S Berger

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology, University of California at San Francisco, USA.

PMID: 11950655
PMCID: PMC7975086

Abstract

A 38-year-old man with Marfan syndrome presented with headache and neck pain. MR imaging revealed a large enhancing mass in the cervical anterior epidural space. Cervical laminectomy with biopsy of the lesion revealed a large engorged anterior epidural venous plexus (AEVP). Marfan syndrome may predispose the patient to enlargement of AEVP secondary to a vessel wall abnormality.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Dura Mater / blood supply*
Epidural Space
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Marfan Syndrome / complications*
Veins / pathology
Venous Thrombosis / complications
Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis*